Unlocking the potential of biosurfactants: Production, applications, market challenges, and opportunities for agro-industrial waste valorization

BLP Santos, IMM Vieira, DS Ruzene, DP Silva - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are eco-friendly compounds with unique properties and promising potential
as sustainable alternatives to chemical surfactants. The current review explores the …

The application of biosurfactant-producing bacteria immobilized in PVA/SA/bentonite bio-composite for hydrocarbon-contaminated soil bioremediation

AS Purnomo, SR Putra, HS Putro, A Hamzah… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Oil spills that contaminate the environment can harm the surrounding ecosystem. The oil
contains petroleum hydrocarbon which is toxic to the environment hence it needs to be …

Production and structural characterization of eco-friendly bioemulsifier SC04 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain MYN04 with potential applications

YA Elsaygh, MK Gouda, Y Elbahloul, MA Hakim… - Microbial Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Background Bioemulsifiers are natural or microbial-based products with the ability to
emulsify hydrophobic compounds in water. These compounds are biodegradable, eco …

Bioprospecting of biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon bioremediation: Optimization and characterization

A Bellebcir, F Merouane, K Chekroud… - Korean Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Biosurfactants have been found capable of replacing synthetic surfactants which include
ongoing bioprospecting of biosurfactant-producing bacteria as well as process optimization …

Exploring the potential of novel Bacillus sp. G6: Isolation, characterization, and optimization of biosurfactant production from oil-contaminated soil

G Rawat, V Kumar, A Kumar, B Naik, PEJ Saris… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants (BSs) are highly biodegradable, environmentally benign, and multifunctional
substances having diverse industrial uses, including environment bioremediation. Because …

Pineapple waste biosurfactant: sustainable soil clean up via optimization, characterization and sorption kinetics

NR Azman, UA Asli, SA Dolit, ND Sakaria… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Pineapple waste is a low-cost agro-industrial waste with promising applications in
biosurfactant production and alternative non-toxic chemical surfactants. For its use to be …